This novel is an extremely well-written and creative dystopian novel that centers around a character named Rose. In Rose’s world climate change has completely changed everyone’s way of life. There are lots of wildfires & hurricanes causing life for people a bit hard. Rose finds a job in this world to be what they call a “Bloom”. A bloom is there to serve men & entertain them. She becomes a bloom in a place called Camp Zero which is where an architect is trying to build something that would create a new life for others in their messed-up world.
The book's name is We Are The Ants. This book was written by Shaun David Hutchinson and was published in 2016. This book is about a teenage boy who is commonly kidnapped by aliens. One day he is presented with a button where if he presses it then the world will be saved but if he does not press it then the world will end.
“I think there’s a natural goodness built into human beings. You know when you’ve stepped across the line into evil, and it’s your life’s challenge to try and stay on the right side of that line.”
I decided to start reading this series after seeing the trailer for the movie that came out that was based on the first book in this series. I’m glad that I did, as I really enjoyed this book! It’s set in a dystopian setting where a mutation has broken out in the US, causing both younger and older children to either die or gain special powers. The government deems those with powers as dangerous and makes parents send the children to “rehabilitation camps” that are supposed to “train” the kids and make sure the kids aren’t dangerous.
Written by famed science fiction writer, Parable of the Sower is a poignant and striking coming of age story. Depicting a semi apocalyptic California, the novel tells the story of teenager Laurern Olamina. Lauren has a condition that causes her to feel other people’s pain. Growing up in a walled-in community where neighbors must rely on each other to stay safe, she develops a different mindset to her peers. She believes in Earthseed, a religion she has created with the
Slaughterhouse-5 is an incredibly well-written novel and one of my favorite works by Kurt Vonnegut. In his novel, he explores the meaning of life (and no, I’m not kidding), World War II, time travel, and more. Slaughterhouse-5 is brilliant and complex, but not hard to understand. Vonnegut introduces serious themes of war and violence and approaches them in his writing with a humorous tone.
Toys, a science fiction novel authored by James Patterson, unfurls in the near future where a monumental enterprise known as the Toy Company reigns supreme, governing everything from cutting-edge technology products to mainstream playthings. Hagen, the company's CEO, poses a menacing threat with his sinister plan to conquer the world while a resistance group of rebels under Matson, an ex-employee of the corporation, endeavors to thwart him.
Dune Messiah is the second book in the Dune series written by Frank Herbert. I am a big fan of the first Dune because of its huge sci-fi scope mixed in with politics and religion that can be seen in the world today as well. The dialogue was amazing too, and it felt like everything that the characters said could be interpreted in a deeper level. I love that book and I don’t think
The last time Juliette touched someone was 264 days ago when she was taken by the Resestablishment for accidentally murdering someone by touch. However, as the world begins to crumble further and further to pieces the Reestablisment begins to see Juliette as less of a liability but more of an opportunity to be a weapon. But will Juliette let herself be controlled by the government for the “sake of others” or will she uncover their true plot before it’s too late?
